26 Jan 2012 08:00
MEGAN Oliver, 17, from Kidderminster, has seen huge success in the handling rings but she started much later than the rest. She talks to Marina Scott about her time in dogs so far.
26 Jan 2012 08:00
Hopefully, many of you have now got some type of run up timetable for Crufts sorted for yourselves. If you are involved in any of the handling finals you should be starting to think about brushing up the performance of both you and your dog.
12 Jan 2012 08:00
JOSH HENDERSON, 19, from Belfast enjoyed a really fantastic 2011 with his Dobermanns. Marina Scott found out more.
12 Jan 2012 08:00
WITH CHRISTMAS, new year and Crufts entries closing come and gone we are now well and truly on the countdown to that mecca for juniors, the YKC ring, in its prominent position in the middle of the world’s greatest dog show!
29 Dec 2011 08:00
SEVENTEEN-year-old Charlotte Carpenter, from Burton on Trent, has been taking her Duke of Edinburgh awards and has completed bronze and silver and is just about to finish the gold category.
29 Dec 2011 08:00
THOSE of you who have qualified for Young Kennel Club finals and competitions at Crufts should by now have received your invitations. You need to check these carefully.
15 Dec 2011 08:00
A LITTLE early I know but this is the last YHIS before Christmas and so happy Christmas to readers young and old!
15 Dec 2011 08:00
SIXTEEN-year-old Katie Mai Kelly from Kilnaleck, Co Cavan, has become the latest winner of Irish Junior Handler of the Year and joins UK winner, Michaella Dunhill-Hall in the International Junior Handling finals at Crufts next year.
01 Dec 2011 08:00
TWELVE year old Michaella Dunhill-Hall from Retford has become the latest winner of the UK JHA Handler of the Year finals. Michaella handled the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier called ‘Lily’ to take the top spot last month at the finals at Discover Dogs, Earls Court. Marina Scott interviewed the UK’s latest winner.
01 Dec 2011 08:00
I WAS ASKED a difficult question the other day by a junior who handles Staffordshire Bull Terriers. Should she handle her dog as is the custom in the breed ring when she is entering handling classes?